1988 Miami Hurricanes football team

1988 Miami Hurricanes football

Orange Bowl champions
Orange Bowl, W 23–3 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	#2
AP	#2
1988 record	11–1
Head coach	Jimmy Johnson
Defensive coordinator	Dave Wannstedt
Home stadium	Miami Orange Bowl (Capacity: 75,500)

1988 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Notre Dame		–		–		12	–	0	–	0
#2 Miami (FL)		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
#3 Florida State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
#5 West Virginia		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
#13 Syracuse		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Louisville		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southwest Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Akron		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Penn State		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulsa		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Boston College		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		3	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was Jimmy Johnson's final season as the Hurricanes head coach.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	#1 Florida State	#6	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	CBS	W 31–0	77,836
September 17	at #15 Michigan	#1	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	W 31–30	105,834
September 24	Wisconsin	#1	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 23–3	48,311
October 1	Missouri	#1	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 55–0	40,654
October 15	at #4 Notre Dame	#1	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	CBS	L 30–31	59,075
October 22	Cincinnati	#4	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 57–3	44,107
October 29	at East Carolina	#4	Ficklen Memorial Stadium • Greenville, NC		W 31–7	29,400
November 5	Tulsa	#3	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 34–3	38,196
November 19	at #11 LSU	#3	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN	W 44–3	79,528
November 26	#8 Arkansas	#3	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	CBS	W 18–16	63,271
December 3	BYU	#2	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL		W 41–17	59,637
January 2	vs. #6 Nebraska	#2	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	NBC	W 23–3	79,480
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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Game notes

Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida State	0	0	0	0	0
• Miami (FL)	3	14	7	7	31

Date: September 3
Location: Orange Bowl, Miami, FL
Game attendance: 77,836
Television network: CBS

Scoring summary

1	11:46	MIA	Carlos Huerta 46-yard field goal	MIA 3-0

2	14:27	MIA	Cleveland Gary 2-yard run (Carlos Huerta kick)	MIA 10-0

2	0:11	MIA	Rob Chudzinski 19-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Carlos Huerta kick)	MIA 17-0

3	8:54	MIA	Leonard Conley 5-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Carlos Huerta kick)	MIA 24-0

4	1:30	MIA	Pee Wee Smith 17-yard pass from Craig Erickson (Carlos Huerta kick)	MIA 31-0

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Michigan

#1 Miami (FL) at #15 Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Miami (FL)	7	7	0	17	31
Michigan	3	17	3	7	30

Date: September 17
Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Game attendance: 105,834

Scoring summary

1		Michigan	Mike Gillette 22-yard field goal	Michigan 3-0

1		Miami (FL)	Cleveland Gary 49-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Carlos Huerta kick)	Miami (FL) 7-3

2		Michigan	Mike Gillette 30-yard field goal	Miami (FL) 7-6

2		Miami (FL)	Cleveland Gary 1-yard run (Carlos Huerta kick)	Miami (FL) 14-6

2		Michigan	Jeffrey Brown 5-yard pass from Michael Taylor (pass failed)	Miami (FL) 14-12

2		Michigan	John Kolesar 18-yard pass from Michael Taylor (Chris Horn run)	Michigan 20-14

3		Michigan	Mike Gillette 29-yard field goal	Michigan 23-14

4		Michigan	Chris Calloway 16-yard pass from Michael Taylor (Mike Gillette kick)	Michigan 30-14

4	5:23	Miami (FL)	Rob Chudzinski 7-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Dale Dawkins pass from Steve Walsh)	Michigan 30-22

4	2:58	Miami (FL)	Cleveland Gary 48-yard pass from Steve Walsh (pass failed)	Michigan 30-28

4	0:43	Miami (FL)	Carlos Huerta 29-yard field goal	Miami (FL) 31-30

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Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	3	0	0	0	3
• Miami (FL)	0	14	6	3	23

Date: September 24
Location: Orange Bowl, Miami, FL
Game attendance: 48,311

Scoring summary

Q1	WIS	Mehring 38 yard field goal	WIS 3–0

Q2	MIA	Clark 55 yard fumble return (Huerta kick)	MIA 7–3

Q2	MIA	Brown 26 yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick)	MIA 14–3

Q3	MIA	Huerta 21 yard field goal	MIA 17–3

Q3	MIA	Huerta 34 yard field goal	MIA 20–3

Q4	MIA	Huerta 30 yard field goal	MIA 23–3

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Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri	0	0	0	0	0
• Miami (FL)	21	17	14	3	55

Date: October 1
Location: Orange Bowl, Miami, FL
Game attendance: 40,654

Scoring summary

Q1	MIA	Chudzinski 29 yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick)	MIA 7–0

Q1	MIA	Dawkins 9 yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick)	MIA 14–0

Q1	MIA	Hill 44 yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick)	MIA 21–0

Q2	MIA	Huerta 34 yard field goal	MIA 24–0

Q2	MIA	Gary 4 yard run (Huerta kick)	MIA 31–0

Q2	MIA	A. Brown 45 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)	MIA 38–0

Q3	MIA	Dawkins 35 yard pass from Walsh (Huerta kick)	MIA 45–0

Q3	MIA	A. Brown 17 yard pass from Erickson (Huerta kick)	MIA 52–0

Q4	MIA	Huerta 47 yard field goal	MIA 55–0

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Notre Dame

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Cincinnati

Steve Walsh 286 Yds, 5 TD (tied school record) ^[8]

Awards and honors

Steve Walsh, Sammy Baugh Trophy^[9]

Jack Harding University of Miami MVP Award

Steve Walsh, QB^[10]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Bill Hawkins	Defensive End	1	21	Los Angeles Rams
Cleveland Gary	Running Back	1	26	Los Angeles Rams
Bubba McDowell	Defensive back	3	77	Houston Oilers
Mel Bratton	Running Back	7	180	Denver Broncos
Rod Carter	Linebacker	10	252	Dallas Cowboys
Randy Shannon	Linebacker	11	280	Dallas Cowboys
Steve Walsh (selected in Supplemental Draft)	Quarterback	1	1	Dallas Cowboys

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References

↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=1007&season=1988
↑ "Miami Wallops No.1 FSU 31-0." Gainesville Sun. Sept 4 1988.
↑ NoleFan.Org
↑ "Hurricanes blow past Wolverines." Eugene Register-Guard. 1988 Sept 18.
↑ "Miami's defense bails out offense." Gainesville Sun. 1988 Sept 25. Retrieved 2014-Dec-28.
↑ Gainesville Sun. 1988 Oct 2.
↑ "25 years of college football's memorable games". USA Today. 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
↑ Gainesville Sun. 1988 Oct 23.
↑ http://www.touchdownclubofcolumbus.com/Awards.htm#SAMMY
↑ "History: Jack Harding MVP Award". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1989.htm

Miami Hurricanes football

Venues	Orange Bowl (1937–2007) Sun Life Stadium (2008–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Florida (Florida Cup; Seminole War Canoe) Florida State (Florida Cup) Nebraska Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	Sebastian the Ibis Band of the Hour The U Quarterback U Hail Flutie Catholics vs. Convicts Miami 4–3 defense Wide Right I Wide Right II FIU–Miami brawl 2011 athletics scandal

People	Head coaches NFL players

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